Senior Manufacturing Engineer
USA, Huston TX
$87,300 - $116,000
Duties and Requirements
· Leads cross-functional projects designed to analyze and design sequence of operations and workflows to improve efficiencies and identifies opportunities to reduce waste using Lean Tools such as Value Stream Mapping, Single Piece Flow, Pull Production, TAKT time production, Level Loading, Continuous Flow, Poka-Yoke, and 5S.
· Leads studies pertaining to cost, cost reduction, inventory control, and production record systems.
· Leads the engineering team to develop standardized work documentation and best practices and help to proliferate the culture of standards across the facility.
· Interfacing with other departments to identify improvement opportunities to drive high quality and efficient processes.
· Help mobilizing problem solving teams and supporting groups to streamline processes.
· Champions lean practices throughout the facility, including training as needed.
· Co-facilitate Kaizen events as appropriate to expand skills in driving continuous improvements in operations and office areas.
· Leads the development of a manufacturing excellence strategy including lean, OEE, and automation.
· Maintain and develops bill of materials and routings.
· Understand standard cost and perform cost analysis for new products, product changes, and product rationalization.
· Work with a variety of systems including but not limited to SAP, JIRA, Cost reduction analysis and tracking, Capital project requests and justifications.
· Leader of cost-out projects.
· Direct employees in installation and repair of electrical and mechanical systems, apparatus, and components of industrial machinery and equipment, following electrical codes, manuals, schematics, and blueprints.
· Develop and executes maintenance strategy to drive the facility towards maintenance excellence by driving preventive and predictive maintenance, spare parts inventory control, and other equipment uptime improvements.
· Schedule and assign employees to the daily tasks of maintaining the facility and production equipment via work orders – Follow up to ensure work is completed.
· Direct outside contractors in the installation of machines and equipment following electrical code, suppliers’ recommendations, and blueprints.
· Manages the maintaining of a computerized maintenance management system for tracking work orders, preventive maintenance, spare parts and maintenance history of production equipment.
· Tracks, analyzes, and improves key maintenance metrics such as asset utilization, equipment uptime, maintenance cost, PM compliance, schedule compliance.
Desirable Qualifications:
· Bachelor’s degree in engineering and or equivalent experience preferred.
· Previous technical supervisory experience demonstrating the ability to manage people.
· Experience troubleshooting mechanical systems with electronic controls.
· 7 years of experience with manufacturing equipment.
· 5 years of experience working in a manufacturing manager role and have multiple people reporting to him/her.
· Experience leading continuous improvement/Lean efforts and enabling efficiency, effectiveness, and tangible financial benefit.
· Experience with implementing lean tools that eliminate waste such as Value Stream Mapping, Single Piece Flow, Pull Production, TAKT time production, Level Loading, Continuous Flow, Poka-Yoke, and 5S.
· Demonstrated skills to continuous pursue of excellence, laser focused on the right priorities, perseverance, grit, urgency, ownership, and accountability.
· Must possess effective written and verbal communication skills and be able to read specs and prints.
· Must be able to use and manipulate computer applications such as Word and Excel.